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			<p>Thanks for showing interest in SKiDL, a small package that let's you design electronic
circuits using Python.</p>
<h3 id="inspiration">Inspiration</h3>
<p>SKiDL was inspired by two other projects:</p>
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<li><a href="http://sourceforge.net/p/phdl/wiki/Home/">PHDL</a> is a schematic design 
  language that exemplifies the main features I wanted in SKiDL: 
  concise, text-based design entry with support for hierarchy.</li>
<li><a href="http://myhdl.org/">MyHDL</a> showed how to use the features of Python to support a particular
  application (designing/simulating digital logic systems) while keeping access to a
  rich software ecosystem.</li>
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<h3 id="contributors">Contributors</h3>
<p>SKiDL was created by <a href="mailto:devb@xess.com">Dave Vandenbout</a>, who did the original implementation.
Check the Github repo for others who have <a href="https://github.com/devbisme/skidl/graphs/contributors">contributed</a> along the way.</p>
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